Umesh Yadav is celebrating his 37th birthd
ay today i.e. on 25 October. Born in Nagpur, Umesh has played for the Indian team for 13 years and is counted among the star bowlers. You will be surprised to know that at the age when many cricketers start playing for Team India at some level, he has just started playing with a leather ball. Actually, he dreamed of becoming a cricketer at the age of 19 and started playing cricket with a leather ball. Before this, he used to play cricket with a tennis ball. Despite starting so late, he made the journey to reach the dressing room of Team India. Let's know his full story.
Umesh Yadav was born on 25 October 1987 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Before starting cricket, he wanted to join the army and police. But fate had something else in store for him. Actually, Umesh Yadav came from a poor family. His father used to work in coal mining. Therefore, he was determined to get a job at a very young age. Therefore, he participated in the army and police recruitment, but he could not get selected.
After this, he started playing cricket at the age of 19. Here too, a problem arose for him. His college cricket team refused to play him because he did not play for any club. Still, Umesh did not give up and in 2007 joined the Vidarbha Gymkhana Club, which was recognized by the Vidarbha Cricket Association.
Umesh Yadav was known for his pace from the very beginning. This benefited him and within 1 year of starting cricket with leather ball, he got a chance to make his first-class debut. In November 2008, he made his debut in the Ranji Trophy against Madhya Pradesh. However, he got a chance to play only 4 matches in the entire season. During this, he took 20 wickets at an impressive average of 14.
Seeing his lethal bowling, he was selected for the 2008-09 season of the Duleep Trophy and he faced batsmen like VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid. After this, within a year, he got a place in India's ODI team and he made his debut against Zimbabwe in 2010. He made his Test debut in 2011 and T20 debut in 2012. He made his IPL debut in 2010.
Umesh Yadav played for the Indian team for 13 years. He played his last international match against Australia at the Oval in 2023. He could not perform well in the final of the World Test Championship. He could take only 2 wickets in the entire match. Let us tell you that Umesh has taken 170 wickets in 57 Tests for India, while he has taken 106 wickets in 75 ODIs and 12 wickets in 9 T20 matches. Umesh Yadav has taken a total of 380 wickets in his first-class career, 194 in List A and 201 in T20.
